Inspirations For Poster Design

Information About Poster

What is the name of visual communication occupation?
Concert Lighting Technician

What role does the occupation serve within society?
Lighting technicians produce the lighting effects for live events such as theatre, concerts and conferences, or in film and TV productions. As a lighting technician, your work could range from basic spotlighting for a conference or presentation to operating strobes, lasers and pyrotechnics for concerts or lighting film or TV studios and locations.

When did the particular visual communication medium become an actual career within society?
Abacab tour of 1981 was significant in the history of concert lighting technology and thus began the outburst of Concert Lighting Technicians 

Where is the visual communication occupation most prevalent?
The visual communication occupation is most prevalent among the music industry such as concerts and television for lighting of films and television shows so it is not just limited to concerts but is prevalent among other industries so there are ample job opportunities 


How did the visual communication occupation emerge within society?
Lighting cues seem to have been written into Greek plays - the festivals played from sunup to sunset, and many of the lines refer to times of day.
The sun was the first major source of lighting instrument, and clouds were the first dimmer.

Poster Thumbnails

Post Modernism

-The use of alignment is very strong in this desgin style
- Vertical and horizontal as well as emphasis is very prominant

Constructivism

- Very messy and heavy use on emphasis
- Not really balanced
- Dark, gloomy colors

International Typographic Style

- Use of empty space is a unique feature
- Balance is key
- Great use of contrast

Bauhaus

-Very curvy and boxy
- Everything is perfectly fix together

Art Nouveau

- Reminds me of those things at the fair, " World's shortest woman."
- Colors are dark
- Very intricut floral designs

Modernism

- Shapes play a major role in this design type
- Alignment and balance techniques are seen

Art Deco

- more of what you would see in a church (stainedglass windows)
- reminds me of Picasso
- Curvey lines as well as linears
- Mani different patters of the same color

Postcard Revised (Final)

    For the Visual Communication Arts degree at B.C.C., I chose to go with a design that is modern and straight to the point. Using the Apple computer to grasp the students eye being that now-a-days everyone has heard, seen, and dreamed of having an Apple computer or any Apple product. To make the background of the postcard stand out to make sure the viewer knows what kind of computer it is, I enlarged the apple logo to draw more attention to it as well as adjusted the levels on the upper part of the postcard where the "dock" resides to put more emphasis on the Mac. The postcard includes almost all of the Visual Communication Arts degree programs by using the mac for all computer incorporated classes and i applied a paint brush filter over the background to show that there are degree programs that do have to do with hand drawing and hand painting, it is not all computer generated. 

   In order for the text to stand out, I used the levels option in Photoshop to darken the lower part of the image, the keyboard while still keeping the wood grain part of the image viable. for the text, I used bright and vivid colors to make the text pop right out of the postcard saying "You must read me!" Alternating the colors of the actual programs adds a nice modern touch to the postcard keeping the students interested. As far as the "If you have just graduated..." I used a whimsical idea of enlarging some of the key words in the statement and alternating text size as well as using different colors to ensure that the reader knows the difference between key words and fill. The font I used for the postcard is, again, to ensure that the postcard sticks to my idea of being modern and i think that the fonts i used are most definitely computerized font. I used the design principle emphasis in "V.I.S.C.O.M." to let the reader know exactly what the postcard is advertising and made sure that the reader sees that first. I used alignment throughout the postcard to make everything organized so its not all over the place or jumbled up together, I used guidelines to do so. Balance was also incorporated to make sure the top of the postcard, the Apple Computer, is not heavier than the bottom of the post card, the type.

Postcard Revised (Continued)

Postcard Revised (Continued after critique)